diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d205f846c7..e0a3c53529 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ foreach ident : [
                                  #include <sys/stat.h>
                                  #include <unistd.h>'''],
         ['explicit_bzero' ,   '''#include <string.h>'''],
-        ['reallocarray',      '''#include <malloc.h>'''],
+        ['reallocarray',      '''#include <stdlib.h>'''],
         ['set_mempolicy',     '''#include <stdlib.h>
                                  #include <unistd.h>'''],
         ['get_mempolicy',     '''#include <stdlib.h>